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Meithei and Greek


Greek and Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur   
Cyprus, European Union, Greece   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
3   
12

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Roman Empire   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia, Europe   

Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura   
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)   

Interesting Facts
  • Meithei Language is currently classified as a vulnerable language by UNESCO.
  • The oldest document in Methei language was dated back in 8th century were inscriptions on the copper plate.
  
  • Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
  • The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
  

Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages   
Armenian   

Derived From
Not Available   
Latin   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Meithei-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Greek-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
27   
9
24   
6

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
7   
4

How Many Consonants
15   
5
17   
7

Scripts
Bengali   
Arabic, Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari   
γεια σας (geia sas)   

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare   
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)   

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?   
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)   

Good Night
Athengba Ahing   
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)   

Good Evening
Not Available   
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)   

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl   
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)   

Please
Chanbiduna   
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)   

Sorry
Saobiganu   
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)   

Bye
Chatcharage   
αντίο (antío)   

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi   
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)   

Excuse Me
Not Available   
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi   
Cappadocian Greek   

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos   
Greece   

How Many People Speak
5,000.00   
99+
2,800.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Pangal   
Griko   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India   
Italy   

How Many People Speak
273,000.00   
32
50,000.00   
38

Dialect 3
Meithei proper   
Mariupol   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   
Ukraine   

How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00   
19
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
25   
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.50 million   
99+
13.00 million   
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.18 %   
99+

Native Speakers
1.50 million   
99+
13.00 million   
99+

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন   
ελληνικά   

Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna   
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic   

French Name
Meithei   
grec moderne (après 1453)   

German Name
Meithei   
Neugriechisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[eliniˈka]   

Ethnicity
Meithei people   
Greeks or Hellenes   

History

Origin
1700   
1500 BC   

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman   
Hellenic   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek   

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei   
Modern Greek   

Language Position
Not Available   
74   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Greek Sign Language   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
el   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni   
ell   

ISO 639 2/B
mni   
gre   

ISO 639 3
mni   
ell   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
ells   

Glottocode
mani1292   
gree1276   

Linguasphere
omp   
56-AAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional, Synthetic   

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All Meithei and Greek Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Meithei and Greek dialects. Various dialects of Meithei and Greek language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Meithei are spoken in different Meithei Speaking Countries whereas Greek Dialects are spoken in different Greek speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Meithei vs Greek Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Meithei dialects include: Loi, Pangal. Greek dialects include: Cappadocian Greek , Griko. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Meithei and Greek Speaking population

Meithei and Greek speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Greek languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Greek Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Meithei and Greek on Meithei vs Greek where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Meithei and Greek Language Codes

Meithei and Greek language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Meithei and Greek Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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